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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 32.1754, -112.3670

Estimated forage here is better than about 55% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in spring (63rd percentile) and lowest in fall (24th). Expect a dearth in late Jun. Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 9th percentile (spring 34th, summer 4th, fall 26th)
  • Arizona: 55th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 33rd, fall 24th)
  • Sonoran Basin and Range: 76th percentile (spring 75th, summer 78th, fall 38th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Arizona, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers
  • Dearth: Jun 16 to Jun 30
  • Season ends: Dec 31

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers, Spring-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Rabbitbrush, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Canada thistle, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); dark amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Rabbitbrush, Native wildflowers, Spring-flowering shrubs; light amber

An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.